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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans said on Wednesday they may have the votes to pass a bill protecting same-sex marriage rights nationwide, the day after the measure passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan majority. The measure, intended to head off any Supreme Court effort to roll back gay marriage rights, passed the House on Tuesday with all Democrats and 47 Republican representatives – just over a fifth of their caucus – voting in favor. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday said he was “really impressed by how much …